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Compassionate Substance Abuse Counselor Needed!  

Primary Job Function:  

Substance abuse counselor will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting programs and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts group sessions and individual sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Additionally, counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during therapy. Substance abuse counselors may also need to collaborate with doctors, nurses and therapists for patients’ therapy and treatment for best overall outcome. 

Responsibilities:  

• Conducts individual initial assessment and evaluation interviews for service eligibility determination
• Involve families and significant others in patient’s recovery process whenever possible
• Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
• Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
• Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans
• Other related duties as determined by supervisor

Qualifications :  

• Certification or license is required  CAC-AD, CPC-AD, LCPC, LADAC or ADT from the State of Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
• Associates Degree in Counseling
• Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen

Salary Range:

Salary ranges from $24.00 to $27.52 an hour.

The salary of the candidate(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, specialty, and training.

BayMark offers excellent benefits:

• 401K match 
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance 
• Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans
• Company paid Short- & Long-Term Disability 
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance 
• Paid Time Off 
• Bereavement Leave 
• Flexible Sick Time 
• Employee Referral Program 

Total compensation goes beyond the value on the paycheck. Please consider the total compensation package by contacting us at BayMark Health Services for more information. 

COVID-19 considerations:  

Everyone will be asked to be in compliance with the most recent COVID guidelines from CDC, State, County and City.

What to expect from us:  

MedMark Treatment Centers, a progressive substance abuse treatment organization is committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.

MedMark Treatment Centers is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws. 

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